Speechless (1994)
Directed by Ron Underwood
Genres - Comedy, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - Dec 16, 1994 (USA - Unknown), Dec 16, 1994 (USA) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Karl Williams
A mix of political satire and a modern take on 1930's-style screwball comedy, this romance from director Ron Underwood was assumed by many to be based on the real-life relationship between liberal political consultant James Carville and conservative commentator Mary Matalin. Michael Keaton stars as Kevin, an insomniac who meets Julia (Geena Davis) in a store late one night as they haggle over the last bottle of sleeping pills. After spending a romantic evening together, Kevin and Julia each discover to their chagrin that the other is a rival speechwriter in a nasty New Mexico senatorial campaign. As the senate race heats up, the bickering pair tries to keep the relationship alive, but then Julia's ex-fiance Baghdad Bob Freed (Christopher Reeve), a network news foreign correspondent, shows up with the intention of renewing their relationship.
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campaign, competition, enemy, love, media, politician, rival, romance, speech-writer, strife